Are you an experienced Certified Surgical Technologist First Assistant looking to take your career to the next level with a leading healthcare organization? Join the surgical services team at Memorial Health University Medical Center, a regional referral center and one of Georgia's premier acute care hospitals. Our Main Operating Room team performs a wide variety of complex surgical procedures in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your skills directly impact patient outcomes.
Job Summary and Qualifications
As a Certified First Assistant, you will work alongside surgeons, anesthesia providers, nurses, and fellow surgical technologists to provide exceptional care before, during, and after surgery. This role offers the opportunity to assist with advanced surgical procedures while practicing at the top of your certification and training.
What You Will Do:
- Serve as the surgical first assistant during operative procedures under the direction of the surgeon.
- Assist with exposure, hemostasis, wound closure, and other intraoperative techniques within the scope of practice.
- Prepare and maintain sterile fields throughout surgical procedures.
- Anticipate surgeon needs and ensure appropriate instrumentation and supplies are available.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to promote positive patient outcomes and operational efficiency.
- Adhere to infection prevention, safety, and quality standards.
- Support patient care throughout the perioperative experience
What qualifications you will need:
- Graduate of an accredited Surgical Technology program.
- Current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential through NBSTSA.
- Current Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) or Certified First Assistant (CFA) credential.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Previous operating room experience as a Surgical Technologist.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced surgical environment.
Benefits
Memorial Health University Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Memorial Health University Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 600+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, children's care, high-risk pregnancies and high-risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the region's only Level I trauma center and children's hospital, as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine.
At Memorial Health, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Surgical Tech First Assist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
